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Guy-Ernest Debord (/ d ə ˈ b ɔːr /; French: [gi dəbɔʁ]; 28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International.
The Society of the Spectacle ( French: La société du spectacle) is a 1967 work of philosophy and Marxist critical theory by Guy Debord where he develops and presents the concept of the Spectacle. The book is considered a seminal text for the Situationist movement.
- Guy Debord
- 1967
Jan 7, 2023 · Learn about the life and thought of Guy Debord, a rebel, philosopher, and filmmaker who coined the term "the spectacle" to describe the alienating effects of consumerism and mass media. Discover his role in the Situationist International, his concept of dérive and detournement, and his masterpiece, the Society of the Spectacle.
…member of the SI was Guy Debord, one of the few people associated with the SI from its beginning to its end. Aside from Debord’s being the dominant and dominating member of the SI—often Debord expelled members for what he perceived as their political infidelity to the group—his La Société…
Jul 24, 2014 · Learn about Guy Debord, the filmmaker, writer, and revolutionary who co-founded the Situationist International and coined the term "spectacle". Explore his ideas, works, and legacy in this article by Christopher Byrd.
Aug 10, 2016 · A guide to Debord's influential critique of consumer culture and its role in alienating and pacifying the masses. Learn how the spectacle is a social relation mediated by images, and how it affects our lives and desires.
It is not a supplement to the real world, an additional decoration. It is the heart of the unrealism of the real society. In all its specific forms, as information or propaganda, as advertisement or direct entertainment consumption, the spectacle is the present model of socially dominant life.
